Setting
This northeastern peninsula is typically the first to receive winter's snows. The mountains that border Dry Dry Desert reach up here, too, believe it or not. There's said to be an amazing magic power around this arctic snowland...
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Crystal Land is a part of 
Dream Valley.
5 Characters Here
Gunnr [51] Morbul's son
Redcloak [51] Psychic Vampire from the Future
Zero [34] Formerly an ice demon. It's complicated.
Blackwing [9] Death Approaches
Zenmei-Shijima [7] Emptiness...
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"..."
Slight skepticism on his face, Andy retracts his Hand of Fate from Judecca...but keeps it at the ready in case she welches out.
Slight skepticism on his face, Andy retracts his Hand of Fate from Judecca...but keeps it at the ready in case she welches out.
Judecca disperses into mist and slowly flies up the door... only to phase through it.
"Don't worry! I'll be back... with a hammer and a chisel!" laughed Judecca. "In the meantime, make yourselves comfortable, and try not to die of frostbite!"
"God DAMMIT!" shouted Alex.
Alex rushes up to the wall of ice and hacks away at it with his sword.
"GET! BACK! HERE! YOU! STUPID!" he shouted.
"You won't get through like that," said Redcloak.
Redcloak gets up and puts a hand fo Alex's forehead for a few seconds.
"Now try," she said, encouragingly.
Alex takes a deep breath before holding Bane skyward. It glows yellow with energy as he swings it at the wall of ice, cleaving through it and causing it to shatter into small pieces, falling on the ground.
"Go," said Redcloak, handing the piece of Doomsday over to Alex. "I will stay here and tend to the frozen."
SWORD GET!
"Don't worry! I'll be back... with a hammer and a chisel!" laughed Judecca. "In the meantime, make yourselves comfortable, and try not to die of frostbite!"
"God DAMMIT!" shouted Alex.
Alex rushes up to the wall of ice and hacks away at it with his sword.
"GET! BACK! HERE! YOU! STUPID!" he shouted.
"You won't get through like that," said Redcloak.
Redcloak gets up and puts a hand fo Alex's forehead for a few seconds.
"Now try," she said, encouragingly.
Alex takes a deep breath before holding Bane skyward. It glows yellow with energy as he swings it at the wall of ice, cleaving through it and causing it to shatter into small pieces, falling on the ground.
"Go," said Redcloak, handing the piece of Doomsday over to Alex. "I will stay here and tend to the frozen."
SWORD GET!
Andy went over to Kaia, who was just recovering from Judecca's attack. "Hey, you alright? That thing just bailed." He offered a hand to help her up.
"Yeah...I'll be alright," Kaia replied, taking his hand and standing up. "So we got the first piece of one of his swords? I think that leaves eight more to - " However, Kaia suddenly felt a surge in her brain, making her fall back down on her knees, clutching her head in pain.
"(!!!) K-Kaia? W...What's happe - ?" Unfortunately, Andy felt a similar surge in his brain, making him clutch his head and reel back into the wall. "T...Tower...!"
"Bell Tower..." Kaia's eyes flashed a pale light. "The tower...is in pain...!"
Andy caught his breath as the pain VERY slowly subsided. "{pant} If that surge was...was that strong...that news must've been...really important...!"
"Yeah...I'll be alright," Kaia replied, taking his hand and standing up. "So we got the first piece of one of his swords? I think that leaves eight more to - " However, Kaia suddenly felt a surge in her brain, making her fall back down on her knees, clutching her head in pain.
"(!!!) K-Kaia? W...What's happe - ?" Unfortunately, Andy felt a similar surge in his brain, making him clutch his head and reel back into the wall. "T...Tower...!"
"Bell Tower..." Kaia's eyes flashed a pale light. "The tower...is in pain...!"
Andy caught his breath as the pain VERY slowly subsided. "{pant} If that surge was...was that strong...that news must've been...really important...!"
It's right about now that Alex's reception comes back and. He reaches for his phone and picks it up.
"Patches, thank God," said Alex. "Quick, I need you to search for any sign of someone calling himself the god of wa-"
"No time for that, guv!" shouted Patches. "Bell Tower's under attack by a whole bunch 'a airships!"
"And... you expect me to take them all out?" asked Alex. "Me. Whose powers include having a sword. One sword and one piece of one."
"Come off it!" said Patches. "This world's gonna need all the help it can bloody well get, and you ain't helpin' a thing by moanin' about yer one sword! Now are you gonna 'elp or aren't ya?"
"... Well, in case you haven't noticed, I can't fly," said Alex.
"Not a worry," said Patches. "Help's on the way."
"Can that help get here and to the Bell Tower fast?" asked Alex.
A dragon suddenly crashed through the ceiling of the ice cave, landing next to the heroes and morphing into a pale-skinned humanoid with no shirt. Equally as quickly a blur ran into the cave, then stopped right next to Alex, revealing a velociraptor in a metallic suit. She's carrying what looks like a portable electric generator.
"That fast enough for ya?" asked Patches.
"Plenty fast," said Alex. "And... what's Duma holding?"
"Secret weapon," said Patches. "Doc would probably order it."
"Patches, thank God," said Alex. "Quick, I need you to search for any sign of someone calling himself the god of wa-"
"No time for that, guv!" shouted Patches. "Bell Tower's under attack by a whole bunch 'a airships!"
"And... you expect me to take them all out?" asked Alex. "Me. Whose powers include having a sword. One sword and one piece of one."
"Come off it!" said Patches. "This world's gonna need all the help it can bloody well get, and you ain't helpin' a thing by moanin' about yer one sword! Now are you gonna 'elp or aren't ya?"
"... Well, in case you haven't noticed, I can't fly," said Alex.
"Not a worry," said Patches. "Help's on the way."
"Can that help get here and to the Bell Tower fast?" asked Alex.
A dragon suddenly crashed through the ceiling of the ice cave, landing next to the heroes and morphing into a pale-skinned humanoid with no shirt. Equally as quickly a blur ran into the cave, then stopped right next to Alex, revealing a velociraptor in a metallic suit. She's carrying what looks like a portable electric generator.
"That fast enough for ya?" asked Patches.
"Plenty fast," said Alex. "And... what's Duma holding?"
"Secret weapon," said Patches. "Doc would probably order it."
"Hang on..." Kaia said. "Does...Does anyone else feel that?"
"(?) Feel what?" Andy asked.
Kaia felt like her pain was subsiding. As if...the world's pain was subsiding, rather.
"(?) Feel what?" Andy asked.
Kaia felt like her pain was subsiding. As if...the world's pain was subsiding, rather.
"I cannot feel 'that' if I do not know what 'that' feels like," said Terrus.
"No... I feel it, too," said Redcloak.
"Patches," said Alex. "I was PREPARING to kick some butt."
"Well... you can still kick butt anywhere else, I suppose," said Patches. "'Sides, I got Duma and Terrus to ya, didn't I?"
"It's still kind of disappointing," muttered Alex.
"Well, sorry that saving the entire planet with the hopes and dreams of everyone on it disappoints you, guv."
"No... I feel it, too," said Redcloak.
"Patches," said Alex. "I was PREPARING to kick some butt."
"Well... you can still kick butt anywhere else, I suppose," said Patches. "'Sides, I got Duma and Terrus to ya, didn't I?"
"It's still kind of disappointing," muttered Alex.
"Well, sorry that saving the entire planet with the hopes and dreams of everyone on it disappoints you, guv."
"Ah, don't feel bad, Alex," Andy said. "What's done is done, right? And it's one less problem for us to worry about right now."
Meanwhile, Kaia was occupied with Duma, mostly concerned about her cybernetic augments. "Oh my...! Whatever happened to you?"
Lucas's voice was also heard on the other end. "And that's...that. ...Now then! The equations on the second scroll seem to pertain more to people than places. There's the Mars figure you mentioned before; as for the second, we believe it's most likely related to Duncan, Sir Ganymede's brother. We're still lost on the third, though..."
Meanwhile, Kaia was occupied with Duma, mostly concerned about her cybernetic augments. "Oh my...! Whatever happened to you?"
Lucas's voice was also heard on the other end. "And that's...that. ...Now then! The equations on the second scroll seem to pertain more to people than places. There's the Mars figure you mentioned before; as for the second, we believe it's most likely related to Duncan, Sir Ganymede's brother. We're still lost on the third, though..."
Duma looks down sadly.
"We don't like to talk about what happened to Duma," said Terrus.
"Not to mention that one we deciphered about the traitor..." said Patches.
"Wait, what?" asked Alex. "What's that one about?"
"Summat about 'order to purest chaos'. Know anyfin' about it?"
Alex sighed.
"Yeah," said Alex. "Daniel Xavier. Before your time. He used to be this big 'man-on-a-mission' out to kill everyone who wanted to destroy the world or something, and then... he found some Wheel of Fate artifact and went crazy. Now he can't make any decision without consulting it, no matter how crazy it would be. If it's talking about him, than he and the first piece of Entropy would be in the Old Chateau."
"While yer at it, any ideas about this Mars fella?" asked Patches.
"Look for anywhere that a whole bunch of people have been recently killing each other," said Alex. "He... he has that effect on people."
"We don't like to talk about what happened to Duma," said Terrus.
"Not to mention that one we deciphered about the traitor..." said Patches.
"Wait, what?" asked Alex. "What's that one about?"
"Summat about 'order to purest chaos'. Know anyfin' about it?"
Alex sighed.
"Yeah," said Alex. "Daniel Xavier. Before your time. He used to be this big 'man-on-a-mission' out to kill everyone who wanted to destroy the world or something, and then... he found some Wheel of Fate artifact and went crazy. Now he can't make any decision without consulting it, no matter how crazy it would be. If it's talking about him, than he and the first piece of Entropy would be in the Old Chateau."
"While yer at it, any ideas about this Mars fella?" asked Patches.
"Look for anywhere that a whole bunch of people have been recently killing each other," said Alex. "He... he has that effect on people."
"Alright, searching..."
"The Old Chateau? Alright! I've always wanted to check that place out! Who knows what ghostly remnants it's got?" Andy said.
"Okay, but what about this Duncan figure? Where might he turn up at?" Kaia asked.
"Well, Chateau first. Then wherever this Duncan guy is," Andy replied.
"The Old Chateau? Alright! I've always wanted to check that place out! Who knows what ghostly remnants it's got?" Andy said.
"Okay, but what about this Duncan figure? Where might he turn up at?" Kaia asked.
"Well, Chateau first. Then wherever this Duncan guy is," Andy replied.
"That's not good," said Patches on the other end.
"What?" asked Alex.
"Summat goin' down at Yōgan Volcano, guv," said Patches.
"Dammit!" shouted Alex. "We don't have anyone that can get there in time!"
Duma nuzzles up against Alex, who looks down at her and smiles.
"Unless... Duma, Terrus, you think you can get to the volcano?"
"Yes," said Terrus simply.
"... Can you do it, and will you?" clarified Alex.
"Absolutely."
"What?" asked Alex.
"Summat goin' down at Yōgan Volcano, guv," said Patches.
"Dammit!" shouted Alex. "We don't have anyone that can get there in time!"
Duma nuzzles up against Alex, who looks down at her and smiles.
"Unless... Duma, Terrus, you think you can get to the volcano?"
"Yes," said Terrus simply.
"... Can you do it, and will you?" clarified Alex.
"Absolutely."
Andy and Kaia are currently waiting on Alex. The current path would be west into the Dry Dry Desert and up through Gritzy Junction, going into the Edge Wilds and proceeding north to the Emerald Forest.
"Call you back," said Alex, hanging up.
Duma bolts off into the distance, with Terrus transforming into a copy of her and following.
"Let's go," said Alex, heading west towards Dry Dry Desert (where the blizzard seems to be dying down).
Duma bolts off into the distance, with Terrus transforming into a copy of her and following.
"Let's go," said Alex, heading west towards Dry Dry Desert (where the blizzard seems to be dying down).
Viv and her squadron of Pokémon, most of them shivering, head down from the Skyscraper Range and into Crystal Land.
"I'm sure it's not far from here!" cheerfully announced Viv.
Spoilers: She's wrong.
"I'm sure it's not far from here!" cheerfully announced Viv.
Spoilers: She's wrong.
As Viv and the Pokémon continued sauntering through Crystal Land, they passed by a disturbing sight - corpses. Mountains and mountains of corpses. Piled high to the sky were the bodies of every living thing that called Crystal Land home, or anything that happened to be in the area. Around them pillars of salt were placed in random patterns, as if to indicate that nothing could spawn from this ground again. And on top of the highest pillar sat a great black wolf, staring at the Pokémon with eyes full of hate.
Clearly, something had gotten to Crystal Land before them. And it didn't like company.
Clearly, something had gotten to Crystal Land before them. And it didn't like company.
The wolf leaped down from the pillar, landing in front of Viv and growling, his eyes suddenly blazing like fire.
"Filthy parasites," said the wolf. "I go out of my way to make sure each and every creeping thing here breathes no more. I salt the earth so nothing can grow back here. And still you come for the crystal."
">Crystal?<" asked an Arbok.
">Do not play dumb with me!<" shouted the wolf, suddenly in the Pokémon's tongue. ">I know the behavior of scum like you!<"
">We weren't doing anything!<" protested a Swalot.
">No?<" asked the wolf. ">This world lived in harmony once. All of nature was in perfect balance. And then life happened. Life upset the balance of nature, life abused this world - life is the reason this planet is dying. By merely living you take away energy from mother earth. With no energy mother earth cannot sustain itself. Therefore... it is not unreasonable to assume you are attempting to destroy the world.<"
">Just through existing?<" asked a shivering Roserade.
">And so if this world is to live,<" said the wolf. ">The solution is rather obvious. Wouldn't you agree?<"
The wolf roared, sending a stream of fire across the squadrons of Pokémon. Several of them are set ablaze and run around in pain. Viv, though, managed to dive out of the way and shoot a few needles into the wolf. It turns towards Viv angrily, its body contorting in several painful-looking ways, before shooting fire at her again. Viv runs to the side, but the wolf tracks her movements.
">You should be a twitching mess on the ground!<" shouted Viv, surprised.
">I am a higher life form than a mere parasite,<" said the wolf. ">I adapt. All that parasites like you can do is attempt to kill this world... and die for it!<"
"Filthy parasites," said the wolf. "I go out of my way to make sure each and every creeping thing here breathes no more. I salt the earth so nothing can grow back here. And still you come for the crystal."
">Crystal?<" asked an Arbok.
">Do not play dumb with me!<" shouted the wolf, suddenly in the Pokémon's tongue. ">I know the behavior of scum like you!<"
">We weren't doing anything!<" protested a Swalot.
">No?<" asked the wolf. ">This world lived in harmony once. All of nature was in perfect balance. And then life happened. Life upset the balance of nature, life abused this world - life is the reason this planet is dying. By merely living you take away energy from mother earth. With no energy mother earth cannot sustain itself. Therefore... it is not unreasonable to assume you are attempting to destroy the world.<"
">Just through existing?<" asked a shivering Roserade.
">And so if this world is to live,<" said the wolf. ">The solution is rather obvious. Wouldn't you agree?<"
The wolf roared, sending a stream of fire across the squadrons of Pokémon. Several of them are set ablaze and run around in pain. Viv, though, managed to dive out of the way and shoot a few needles into the wolf. It turns towards Viv angrily, its body contorting in several painful-looking ways, before shooting fire at her again. Viv runs to the side, but the wolf tracks her movements.
">You should be a twitching mess on the ground!<" shouted Viv, surprised.
">I am a higher life form than a mere parasite,<" said the wolf. ">I adapt. All that parasites like you can do is attempt to kill this world... and die for it!<"
Just then, a pair of red crystal hands flew in behind Viv and grabbed her by the arms, restraining her.
Normally anyone touching Vic would be filled with enough poison to immediately drop like a bag of dirt. Needles are very hard to get through crystal, however. Viv is held immobile and in the way of the flames, burning alive and filling the air with hallucinogens... Which make the rest of the Pokemon even easier prey.
The rest of the hands' body soon emerged from a hexagon-shaped portal behind Viv. The entire figure was a red crystal figure with a hollow inside held together by an energy sphere.
The being's hands then rushed at the ground, slamming Viv face-first into the dirt.
The being's hands then rushed at the ground, slamming Viv face-first into the dirt.
Viv goes limp in the being's arms as the wolf finishes off any remaining Pokémon that haven't been burned to death or overdosed on Viv's poison.
"Add them to the pile," said the wolf to the being, not even looking at him.
The energy sphere within the crystal being's hollow head glowed, levitating all the corpses to one big stack.
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